044-32 Wyo. Code R. §§ 32-3 - Definitions
The following definitions are applicable to this Chapter. Terms not defined herein shall use the definitions set forth and contained in the Wyoming Insurance Code and the Administrative Procedure Act.
(a) "Attorney" means an attorney licensed to
practice law in the State of Wyoming, or an attorney who is licensed to
practice law in another state and who is associated with an attorney licensed
to practice law in the State of Wyoming.
(b) "Contested case" means a proceeding in
which legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are required by law to be
determined by an agency after an opportunity for hearing.
(c) "Department" or "agency" means the
Wyoming Department of Insurance.
(d) "Hearing" means any proceeding in which
the Petitioner and Respondent have the opportunity to present arguments to a
Hearing Officer regarding a contested case brought pursuant to W.S.
§§
26-2-108 to
26-2-111, or W.S. §§
16-3-107 to
16-3-113. The term "hearing" does
not apply to informal appearances before the commissioner or his designee,
including those matters arising under W.S. §§
16-3-102 to
16-3-106.
(e) "Hearing officer" means a hearing
examiner from the Office, an attorney who has been retained by the agency to
preside over a contested case, an officer of the Department who has been
designated to preside over a contested case, or any other person who is
statutorily authorized to preside over a contested case.
(f) "Office" means the Office of
Administrative Hearings.
(g)
"Petitioner" means the person or entity seeking relief through the contested
case proceeding.
(h)
"Representative" means an individual other than an attorney who is authorized
to function in a representative capacity on behalf of a party to a contested
case.
(i) "Respondent" means the
person or entity against whom relief is being sought through the contested case
proceeding.
(j) "Wyoming
Administrative Procedure Act" means Wyoming Statute §§
16-3-101 through -115.
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